Just Purrfect!

Perched on his shoulder, I read -‘Rooms for rent in the attic’.

Purrfect…just purrfect.

Yum, yum…all those chubby, plump mice… smack, slurp.

Oooh, and maybe there would be creepy-crawlies too? You know, those clueless arachnids scuttling on spindly legs. Oh, and Lizzies…aah…those scrumptious reptilian beauties and maybe even roaches. Hmm…Heavenly! What fun I would have chasing them. I smirked.

And, perhaps Casper lives there too? You know that roly-poly, cuddly ghost? Dare I hope?

Aww! I love Casper. Muah!

He was turning the page. Hey, hold on…no, no…wait.

Imbecile!

I kid you not, humans are dim-witted. Mine is particularly so. I swear, I do everything here.

With a gentle plop I landed on the page.

‘Hedgie, c’mon now, off.’

Yeah right! If I wanted to be ‘off’ why would I be ‘on’? Jeez! See, I told you…dim-witted!

I clawed at the advertisement. The dodo looked.

‘Hedgie, you’re a genius.’

Yeah right! Think so? Anyhow…apology accepted.

‘This room would be perfect for us.’

I preened.

Uh ho, was he reaching for a hug? Yep, it was coming all right. Ugh! Horrors!

I abhor intimacy. Thankfully, he settled for an ear scratch.

Phew! Saved.

Okay, so, hustle now boy, quit dallying. We gotta check out the attic…and, ahem, well all those delectable…well you know…those too.


‘What do you think Hedgie?’

I rotated my head…well as much as I could. He had me in a vice-like grip.  No perching whilst marching, apparently. Bugger!

Hmmm…nice, very nice, all dark and dingy. I inhaled the dampness.

No Casper though, just plenty of dust mites and cobwebs. But heck! I wasn’t complaining. It was puurfect.

‘Twoo…woo’.

I hooted my approval to Harry Potter.

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About Sonal Singh

An author, storyteller, and full-time observer of life’s glorious absurdities. I write humour-laced stories where chaos wears fluffy fur, emotions arrive uninvited, and middle-class Indian households become ecosystems of drama, love, and unsolicited advice. Armed with sarcasm, caffeine, and alarming emotional attachment to stray creatures, I believe compassion is less of a virtue and more of a lifestyle disorder. One that I embrace. When I’m not writing, I’m usually busy running a full-time HR consultancy business, rescuing animals, or trying to maintain dignity while being emotionally manipulated by my pets. Through my literary work, I try to blend humour with heart, celebrating the messy coexistence of humans and non-humans in modern urban India.

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